William P. Dillingham

William Paul Dillingham (12 December 1843-12 July 1923) was Governor of Vermont (R) from 4 October 1888 to 2 October 1890 (succeeding Ebenezer J. Ormsbee and preceding Carroll S. Page) and a US Senator from 18 October 1900 to 12 July 1923 (succeeding Jonathan Ross and preceding Porter H. Dale.

Biography
William Paul Dillingham was born in Waterbury, Vermont in 1843, the son of Governor Paul Dillingham, and he became a lawyer in Waterbury and Montpelier. Groomed for a political career from a young age (and the brother-in-law of US Senator Matthew H. Carpenter), Dillingham served in the State House of Representatives from 1876 to 1878, as Governor from 1888 to 1890, and in the US Senate from 1900 to 1923. He led opposition to eastern and southern European immigration, fearing that it would destroy American culture, and he died in office in 1923.